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... tsampa , the roasted and ground barley that is the staple of Tibetans , and bits of sun - dried curd . We eat and gaze at the mountains . The hermitage is on the quiet side of the hill , protected from the north wind . Below , the slope ...
... tsampa , the roasted and ground barley that is the staple of Tibetans , and bits of sun - dried curd . We eat and gaze at the mountains . The hermitage is on the quiet side of the hill , protected from the north wind . Below , the slope ...
Page 255
... tsampa or a mixture of the two . He is a pragmatic cook . Once , for several days , I noted that whether he served tea or coffee it always tasted the same . " Half and half , sah , " Phu- Tsering explained . " Sherpas want coffee and ...
... tsampa or a mixture of the two . He is a pragmatic cook . Once , for several days , I noted that whether he served tea or coffee it always tasted the same . " Half and half , sah , " Phu- Tsering explained . " Sherpas want coffee and ...
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... tsampa , sugar and rice ; out go an old tent , buckets , most pots and pans , and other kitchen equipment ; and out go even such unessential scientific specimens as rock samples , fossils , and bharal droppings ( which I wanted to ...
... tsampa , sugar and rice ; out go an old tent , buckets , most pots and pans , and other kitchen equipment ; and out go even such unessential scientific specimens as rock samples , fossils , and bharal droppings ( which I wanted to ...
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